As a lifelong Yankees fan, I’ve been spoiled. Getting to and winning the World Series almost felt like a birthright by the early 2000s. Then things changed. The Yankees started plugging holes in their roster with high-priced prima donnas who couldn’t or wouldn’t do the things that got them where they are.
Life is good, things are going smoothly, and the business just comes to you. Why fix it if it isn’t broken?…As a tenured Life Sciences Recruiter here at Hobson Associates, I have worked through some of the toughest economies and challenges of my career, and have seen it all.
Do you make 100s of calls a week to industry professionals? Do you go on 5+ interviews a week? Do you stay up late at night staying current on job market trends and insurance industry forecasts?…
“Relocation is easy!”... As a headhunter, that is what I tell my job candidates every day, and has been my opinion until I have had to recently do it myself.
Propertycasualty360.com released an article accompanied by the infographic:“Millennials and the Future of Insurance.” As a millennial, I was expecting a Cat Meme, a two-liner I could double-tap, a comment with an emoji, or perhaps a half-flirt with the aspiring Insta-model who commented before me, and then wipe it all from my short-term, instant-gratification memory.
During our last economic downturn, many professionals who had not been on a job interview in a very long time (or even considered a job change), found themselves “out there”. The rules had changed and they had A LOT of competition. Job seekers found that their education, experience, work history and “just being themselves” wasn’t enough to beat out competition for the limited available positions…
There has been a lot of negative press lately about football, especially the high school variety, and involving officials. It makes me shake my head for a few reasons:
Fact: Contract Staffing is one of the fastest growing industries.
Another fact: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2020 more than 40% of the workforce will be contract employees.
The “Job Hopper” debate has been a long-standing one, especially in the technology industry, and continues to be a notorious concern for companies and recruiters looking to find quality talent.
Sometimes the reason why you didn’t get a job is easy to pinpoint: you lacked key qualifications; you and the hiring manager didn’t hit it off; or you just flubbed the interview.But it’s not always that black and white (I would actually prefer it to be!).